Courtney is a name of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It has two quite distinct interpretations: firstly, the surname may be locational, from places called Courtenay in the regions of Loiret and Gâtinais. The

House of Courtenay The House of Courtenay is a medieval noble house, with branches in France, England and the Holy Land. One branch of the Courtenays became a Royal House of the Capetian Dynasty, cousins of the Bourbons and the Valois, and achieved the title o ...

was a significant French family with close association with both the French, and thereby, English royal lines; in England the Courtenays were Earls of Devon. Secondly, in some cases, bearers of the surname may be of Irish descent, since Courtney is also an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "O'Curnain", descendant of Curnan, from an Old Irish personal name of obscure origins. Recordings of the name from London Church Registers include: the christening of Thomas Courtney at All Hallows, London Wall, on 11 November 1569, and the marriage of William Courtney and Mary Lucas on 22 March 1590, at St Dunstan's, Stepney. John Courtney and his wife, Sybill, were early immigrants to America, leaving London on the ''Paule'' in July 1635, bound for Virginia. An early coat of arms granted to the family depicts a blue fesse between three torteaux on a gold shield. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Reginald de Curtenay, which was dated 1164, in "Feudal Documents from the Abbey of

Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market town, market, cathedral town and civil parish in Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – ...

", Suffolk, during the reign of King Henry II.

People with the surname

Brendan Courtney Brendan Courtney (born 24 June 1971 in Dublin) is an Irish TV presenter and fashion designer. He was the first openly gay presenter in Ireland. He has hosted ''Wanderlust'' on RTÉ Two, ''The Brendan Courtney Show'' on TV3. Career Courtney began ...

(born 1971), Irish television presenter *

Charles E. Courtney Charles Edward Courtney (November 13, 1849 – July 17, 1920) was an American rower and rowing coach from Union Springs, New York. A carpenter by trade, Courtney was a nationally known amateur rower. Courtney never lost a race as an amateur an ...

(1849–1920), American rower and rowing coach *

C. F. Courtney Charles Frederick Courtney (23 November 1856 – 27 September 1941) was an English metallurgist, manager of the Sulphide Corporation, a mining and chemical manufacturing company in Australia. History C. F. Courtney was born in Islington on 23 No ...

(died 1941), manager of Australian mining and ore treatment company * Christopher Courtney (1890–1976), British Royal Air Force officer * Clint Courtney (1927–1975), American baseball player *

Dave Courtney David John Courtney (born 17 February 1959) is an English self-proclaimed former gangster who has become both an author and celebrity. Author Bernard O'Mahoney and Frankie Fraser (the former member of the Richardson gang) have accused Courtn ...

(born 1959), British author and self-proclaimed ex-gangster * Duane Courtney (born 1985), English footballer * Eamon Courtenay (born 1960), Belizean politician * Ernie Courtney (1875–1920), American baseball player *

Henry A. Courtney Jr. Henry Alexius Courtney Jr. (January 6, 1916 – May 15, 1945) was an officer of the United States Marine Corps Reserve during World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. Biography Courtney was born January 6, 1916, in Duluth, ...

(1916–1945), US Marine Corps Reserve officer during World War II and Medal of Honor recipient * Jack Courtney (disambiguation), multiple people * Jacqueline Courtney (born 1946), American actor * Jai Courtney (born 1986), Australian actor * James Courtney (born 1980), Australian racing driver *

Janet E. Courtney Janet Elizabeth Courtney (born Barton-upon-Humber, 27 November 1865; died London, 24 September 1954) was an English scholar, writer and feminist. Early life She was a daughter of the Revd George Hogarth and Jane Elizabeth Uppleby; sister of the ...

(1865–1954), British scholar, writer and feminist * Joe Courtney (politician) (born 1953), American lawyer and Democratic politician * Joel Courtney (born 1996), American film actor *

John Courtney (disambiguation) John or Jack Courtney may refer to: *John Edgar Courtney (born 1934), Australian ornithologist * J. Ira Courtney (1888–1968), American athlete *John Mortimer Courtney (1838–1920), Canadian civil servant *John Courtney (MP), Member of Parliament ...

, multiple people *

Jon Courtney Jon Courtney is a British singer, guitarist, and keyboard player, of the rock band Pure Reason Revolution. He was also the sole songwriter (except " The Bright Ambassadors of Morning" credited to Courtney/Jong) on their first two albums. Out ...

(1918–1997), British musician * Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith (1832–1918), British politician and man of letters * Lou Courtney (born 1943), American musician *

Mel Courtney Melvyn Francis Courtney (born 2 October 1943) is a Nelson City Councillor and a former Labour then Independent Member of Parliament for Nelson, in the South Island of New Zealand. Early life and family Courtney was born in Christchurch on 2 Oc ...

, New Zealand Independent politician; great-nephew of James Courtney of New Zealand * Nicholas Courtney (1929–2011), British television actor *

Pip Courtney Philippa Jane "Pip" Courtney is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She is known for her work as a reporter and host of the ABC series ''Landline''. In 2000, she became a reporter on ''The 7.30 Report'', but returned to ''Landline'' ...

, Australian journalist and television presenter *

Robert Courtney Robert Courtney may refer to: * Robert Courtney (fraudster) * Robert Courtney (Paralympian) Robert George Courtney (27 April 1959 – 28 January 2016) was a champion New Zealand Paralympian. Early life Born on 27 April 1959, Courtney spent h ...

(born 1952), American pharmacist convicted of fraud * Roger Courtney, British military officer influential in the establishment of the Special Boat Service *

Stephanie Courtney Stephanie Courtney (born February 8, 1970) is an American actress and comedian, best known for playing the advertising character Flo in television and radio commercials for Progressive Corporation beginning in 2008. Courtney is also noted fo ...

(born 1970), American actor and comedian *

Steven Courtney Steven Courtney is a British biologist and environmental policy expert. He has published extensively on bird and insect ecology, and on animal behavior. He has pioneered the use of independent scientific review as a way to solve environmental disput ...

(born 1955), British scientist *

Tom Courtney Thomas "Tom" William Courtney (born August 17, 1933) is a retired American athlete, winner of two gold medals in the 1956 Olympic Games Tom Courtney came into national prominence while a student at Fordham University, winning the 1955 NCAA 88 ...

(born 1933), former American athlete *

Vernon Harrison Courtenay Vernon Harrison Courtenay (1932 – 15 August 2009) was a Belizean politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1984. Family His son Eamon Courtenay also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister ...

(1932–2009), Belizean politician *

William Harrison Courtney William Harrison Courtney (born July 18, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American diplomat, having served as representative for the U.S. mostly in Eastern Europe. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Senior Director for Russia, ...

(born 1944), American diplomat *

William Leonard Courtney William Leonard Courtney (1850 – 1 November 1928) was an English (people), English author, philosopher and journalist whose 38-year career encompassed work on the ''Daily Telegraph'' and ''Fortnightly Review''. Early life and education C ...

(1850–1928), English author

People with the given name

Courtney was used as a given name for men beginning at least as far back as the 17th century (e.g. the British Member of Parliament Sir Courtney Pool, 1677). As a given name for women, however, it gained wide acceptance only in the years following the 1956 publication of Pamela Moore's novel "Chocolates for Breakfast", whose protagonist Courtney Farrell sometimes wishes she had been born a man.

Female

Courtney Abbot Courtney Abbot (born 15 November 1989) is a New Zealand-born actress who is known for her lead role as Maxine on the New Zealand teen situation comedy Girl vs. Boy. Born in Whakatāne and a graduate of Unitec Institute of Technology, Unitec's Sch ...

(born 1989), New Zealand actress *

Courtney Act Shane Gilberto Jenek (born 18 February 1982), better known under the stage name Courtney Act, is an Australian drag queen, singer and television personality. Courtney first came to prominence competing on the Australian Idol (season 1), first s ...

(born 1982), Australian drag queen *

Courtney Adeleye Courtney Adeleye is an American entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of Mane Choice, a hair care products company. Her initial investment was $500 and the company, as of 2018, has $25 million in sales. Background and career Adeleye was raise ...

, American founder * Courtney Marie Andrews (born 1990), American singer-songwriter * Courtney Babcock (born 1972), Canadian runner *

Courtney Banghart Courtney Rosholt Banghart (born May 11, 1978) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at North Carolina. Prior to North Carolina, she served as head coach at Princeton from 2007 to 2019. Playing career B ...

(born 1978), American basketball coach * Courtney Barnett (born 1987), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Courtney Blades Courtney Lynn Blades-Rogers (born May 16, 1978) is an American, former collegiate All-American, right-handed batting softball pitcher. She was a starting pitcher for two NCAA Division I teams: the Nicholls State Colonels and later the Southern M ...

(born 1978), American softball player *

Courtney Bowman Courtney Bowman (born 1 February 1995) is an English stage actress and singer. She originated the role of Fatimah in ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' at the Crucible and Apollo Theatre. She played Anne Boleyn in ''Six'' at the Arts Theatre, L ...

(born 1995), English actress *

Courtney Angela Brkic Courtney Angela Brkic (born 1972) is a Croatian American memoirist, short story writer, and academic. Early life Brkic is a native of Washington, D.C. who grew up in Arlington, Virginia and graduated from Yorktown High School. She graduated from ...

(born 1972), American memoirist *

Courtney Brosnan Courtney Elizabeth Brosnan (born 10 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Women's Super League club Everton. Born in the United States, she represents the Republic of Ireland women's national team. ...

(born 1995), American-Irish footballer *

Courtney Bruce Courtney Bruce (born 8 December 1993) is an Australian netball player. She was part of the Australian squad that won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was selected in the Australia national netball team, Australian Diamonds squad for th ...

(born 1993), Australian netball player * Courtney Bryan (composer), American composer *

Courtney Burke Courtney Burke (born September 2, 1994) is an American ice hockey defenseman. She was drafted fourth overall by the Buffalo Beauts during the 2015 NWHL Draft for the inaugural season of the National Women's Hockey League. In 2011, she helped th ...

(born 1994), American ice hockey defenseman *

Cortney Casey Cortney Ann Casey (born 5 May 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Casey is of Mexican descent. A former Divisi ...

(born 1987), American mixed martial artist *

Courtney Clarkson Courtney Clarkson (born 31 August 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. Clarkson was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their 16th selection and 124th overall in the 2016 A ...

(born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Clements (born 1989), American basketball player * Courteney Cox (born 1964), American actress, best known for playing a character in ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...

'' *

Courtney Cox Cole Courtney Cox Cole (March 15, 1971 – September 22, 2019) was an American athlete, chiefly known as a basketball player. In 2015 she was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. High school Cole was born Courtney Cox in Indiana to ...

(1971-2019), American athlete * Courtney Coleman (born 1981), American basketball player *

Courtney Conlogue Courtney Conlogue (born August 25, 1992) is an American professional surfer. She was born in Santa Ana, California. Courtney learned to surf at the age of 4. In 2004 when she was 11, Conlogue was the youngest athlete to be selected to the USA ...

(born 1992), American surfer *

Courtney Cox (musician) Courtney Cox is an American guitarist and member of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens. Career A native of Philadelphia, Courtney Cox started playing guitar around age 13. At 15, she enrolled at The Paul Green School of Rock Music. ...

(born 1989), American guitarist * Courtney Cramey (born 1985), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Rachel Culkin The following women have appeared in the American or international edition of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month. Those who were also named Playmate of the Year are highlighted in green. A common misconception is that Marilyn Monroe wa ...

(born 1983), American model *

Courtney Dauwalter Courtney Dauwalter (born February 13, 1985) is an American ultramarathon runner. Early life Dauwalter was raised in Hopkins, Minnesota and competed in track, cross-country, and nordic skiing in high school. She was a four-time Minnesota state ch ...

(born 1985), American runner *

Courtney Deifel Courtney Scott Deifel (born Courtney Lynn Scott; November 24, 1980) is an American former collegiate softball catcher and current head coach at Arkansas. Career Deifel played college softball for the California Golden Bears from 2000 to 2003, win ...

(born 1980), American softball coach * Courtney Dike (born 1995), Nigerian footballer *

Courtney Duever Courtney Duever (born December 27, 1991) is an American professional basketball player. Career College Duever played college basketball at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas for the Sugar Bears in the Southland Conference ...

(born 1991), American basketball player *

Courtney Duncan (motorcyclist) Courtney Duncan (born 26 January 1996) is a New Zealand professional motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Ki ...

(born 1996), New Zealand motorcycle racer *

Courtney Eaton Courtney Eaton (born 6 January 1996) is an Australian actress. She is known for her supporting roles as Ava in the 2019 film ''Line of Duty'', Cheedo the Fragile in the 2015 film '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', and as Zaya in the 2016 film ''Gods of ...

(born 1996), Australian model *

Courtney Ekmark Courtney Ekmark (born April 8, 1995) is an American basketball player who played college basketball at Arizona State University. She played her first two collegiate seasons for the University of Connecticut. By the time she became eligible to pl ...

(born 1995), American basketball player *

Courtney Simmons Elwood Courtney Simmons Elwood (born June 6, 1968) is an American attorney who served as the general counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Trump administration between 2017 and 2021. Early life and education Elwood was born in Beth ...

(born 1968), American attorney * Courtney Enders (born 1986), American auto racer *

Courtney Field Courtney “Piccolo” Field (born ) is an Australian female track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has b ...

(born 1997), Australian track cyclist *

Courtney Fink Courtney Fink is an American organizer, arts advocate, curator and writer. She is the co-Founder and Director of Common Field, a national network of art spaces and projects. Courtney Fink currently serves as a board member for the Andy Warhol Found ...

, American art curator *

Courtney Force Courtney Force-Rahal (born June 20, 1988) is a former drag racer who competed on the NHRA tour. She drove the Advance Auto Parts Chevy Camaro SS Funny Car for John Force Racing. She is the youngest daughter of 16-time NHRA World Funny Car Champio ...

(born 1988), American auto racer * Courtney Ford (born 1978), American actress *

Courtney Fortune Courtney Fortune is an American singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Fortune is a singer, songwriter, coach and entrepreneur. She has been recognized by the John Lennon Foundation, ''Glamour'' and ''Genlux'' magazine as "America's Next B ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Courtney Frerichs Courtney Frerichs (born January 18, 1993) is an American middle-distance runner and steeplechase specialist from Nixa, Missouri, She is a three-time silver medalist in the 3000 meters steeplechase capturing silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Game ...

(born 1993), American middle-distance runner *

Courtney Friel Courtney Friel (born April 22, 1980) is an anchor and reporter on television in the U.S. She currently works for KTLA in Los Angeles, California. She previously covered entertainment for Fox owned-and-operated station KTTV in Los Angeles as wel ...

(born 1980), American television presenter * Courtney Garrett (born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder * Courtney George (born 1986), American curler * Courtney Gibbs (born 1966), American actress *

Courtney Guard Courtney Guard (née Stubbs, born 26 September 1991) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Guard was drafted by Fremantle with their fourth selection and thirty-ninth over ...

(born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Gum (born 1981), Australian rules footballer *

Courtney Hadwin Courtney Hadwin is an English singer-songwriter. She rose to fame by competing prominently on ITV's '' The Voice Kids UK 2017'' and the 13th season of the NBC competition show '' America's Got Talent''. Early and personal life She lives in ...

(born 2004), English singer-songwriter * Courtney Hansen (born 1974), American television host *

Courtney Halverson Courtney Halverson (born June 14, 1989) is an American actress. Life and career Halverson was born in Orange County, California and graduated from high school at the age of 15. She has been nominated twice for a Young Artist Award, once in 20 ...

(born 1989), American actress * Courtney Hazlett (born 1976), American columnist * Courtney Henggeler (born 1978), American actress *

Courtney Hicks Courtney Hicks (born December 15, 1995) is an American figure skater. She has won two medals on the Grand Prix series—silver at the 2015 NHK Trophy and bronze at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup—and two medals on the ISU Challenger Series. She took go ...

(born 1995), American figure skater *

Courtney Hill Courtney Winfield-Hill (; born 9 January 1987) is an Australian born sportswoman who formerly played rugby league for and Leeds Rhinos. Originally Winfield-Hill played cricket as a pace bowler for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat, before mo ...

(born 1987), Australian cricket player *

Courtney Houssos Courtney Houssos is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2015 state election. She is currently Minister for Finance and Natural Resources in the Minns government. Houssos w ...

, Australian politician * Courtney Rae Hudson (born 1973), American justice * Courtney Hunt (born 1964), American director * Courtney Hurley (born 1990), American fencer *

Courtney Jaye Courtney Jaye (born February 15, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter. Biography Courtney Jaye Goldberg was born on February 15, 1978, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and moved to Alpharetta, Georgia, when she was a freshman in high school. I ...

(born 1978), American singer-songwriter *

Courtney Jenaé Courtney Jenaé Woolsey is an American, Los Angeles-based, singer and songwriter. Her songs are published by Sony/ATV. Courtney Jenaé co-wrote "Paradise" for Girls Generation's album, '' Lion Heart'', which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Worl ...

, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter *

Courtney Jines Courtney Elizabeth Jines (born May 4, 1992) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for her roles as Demetra in '' Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'' and Amanda Wilkinson in ''Because of Winn-Dixie''. In 2012 Courtney fou ...

(born 1992), American actress * Courtney Johnson (water polo) (born 1974), American water polo player *

Courtney Johnston Courtney Johnston (born ) is a New Zealand museum professional, a national radio correspondent, and the chief executive of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Early life and education Born in about 1979, Johnston grew up on dairy farm ...

, New Zealand chief executive * Courtney Jolly (born 1986), American race car driver * Courtney Dunbar Jones, American judge * Courtney Jones (soccer) (born 1990), American soccer player * Cortney Jordan (born 1991), American swimmer * Kourtney Kardashian (born 1979), American media personality *

Kourtney Keegan Kourtney Jean Keegan (born 7 September 1994) is an Americans, American former tennis player. Kourtney was born in Chicago, Illinois. She spent some of her youth in Jacksonville, FL before moving back to Chicago, before finally settling down in R ...

(born 1994), American tennis player *

Courtney A. Kemp Courtney A. Kemp (born May 4, 1977) is an American television writer and producer. She created the 2014 Starz television series franchise '' Power Universe''. She has written for such shows as '' The Good Wife'' and ''Beauty & the Beast''. Earl ...

(born 1977), American television writer * Courtney Jane Kendrick (born 1977), American blogger *

Courtney Kennedy Courtney Kennedy (born March 29, 1979) is an American ice hockey player. She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Kennedy was born in Woburn, Massachusetts. She went to elementary school ...

(born 1979), American ice hockey player *

Courtney Kessel Courtney Birchard (born July 14, 1989) competes for the Canadian national women's ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. She was drafted 6th overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2011 CWHL Draft. Bircha ...

(born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *

Courtney King-Dye Courtney King-Dye (born November 20, 1977) is an American equestrian. She competed in two events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Career King-Dye became a student of Olympic equestrian Lendon Gray at age 17. She graduated from Columbia Universit ...

(born 1977), American equestrian * Kourtney Klein, American vocalist *

Courtney Knight Courtney Knight is a Canadian Paralympian Track and field, athlete competing mainly in category P13 discus throw events. Knight competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. There she won a silver me ...

, Canadian Paralympics athlete *

Courtney Kupets Courtney Anne Kupets Carter (born July 27, 1986) is an American former artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist from the 2004 Olympics (silver in the team competition, bronze on uneven bars), the 2002 world champion on the uneven b ...

(born 1986), American gymnast * Kourtney Kunichika (born 1991), American ice hockey forward *

Cortney Lollar Cortney E. Lollar is the James and Mary Lassiter Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky. She focuses on criminal law and criminal procedure, with particular attention to the intersections of criminal law, remedies, race, gender ...

, English professor * Courtney Love (born 1964), American rock musician and actress *

Courteney Lowe Courteney Lowe (born 26 March 1991) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cy ...

(born 1991), New Zealand professional racing cyclist *

Courtney MacIntosh Courtney MacIntosh (born December 12, 1983 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian rower from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. At the 2006 Commonwealth Rowing Championships, she won two silver medals for Canada. She was a gold medalist at the 2009 ...

(born 1983), Canadian rower *

Cortney Mansour Cortney Mansour or Mansourová (born December 15, 1994) is a Canadian-Czech ice dancer. With Michal Češka, she has won four international medals and three national titles. The two have reached the final segment at three ISU Championships. Ea ...

(born 1994), Canadian-Czech ice dancer *

Courtney Marsh Courtney Marsh is an American film director best known for her documentary ''Chau, Beyond the Lines'' for which she received an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) nomination at the 88th Academy Awards, with Jerry Franck. Filmogr ...

(born 1986), American film director * Courtney E. Martin (born 1979), American author *

Courtney Mathewson Courtney Lynn Kaiulani Mathewson (born September 14, 1986) is an American water polo player, part of the US team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She played water polo for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Brui ...

(born 1986), American water polo player *

Courtney McCool Courtney Lynn McCool-Griffeth (born April 1, 1988) is an American former artistic gymnast who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was coached by Al and Armine Fong of Great American Gymnastic Express. From 2007–2010, McCool competed f ...

(born 1988), American gymnast *

Courtney McGregor Courtney Louise McGregor (born 17 November 1998) is a retired artistic gymnast who represented New Zealand. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and retired in 2020. Early life and education McGregor was born in 1998 in Christchurch, wher ...

(born 1998), New Zealand gymnast *

Courtney Meldrum Courtney L. Pugmire Meldrum (born January 31, 1977) is a long-distance runner from the United States, who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She is a former world record holder in this obstacle race, clocking 10:23.47 on June 23, 1 ...

(born 1977), American long-distance runner *

Courtney Sina Meredith Courtney Sina Meredith (born 1986) is a poet, playwright, and short story author from New Zealand. Background Born in 1986, Meredith grew up in Glen Innes and is of Samoan, Cook Island and Irish descent. She attended Ponsonby Primary Schoo ...

(born 1986), New Zealand poet *

Courtney Milan Courtney Milan, a pseudonym for Heidi Bond, is a bestselling American author of historical romance, historical and contemporary romance novels. After releasing her first few books under a traditional publishing contract, Milan has self-published ...

(born 1976), American author * Courtney A. Miller, American neuroscientist * Courtney Allison Moulton (born 1986), American author * Courteney Munn (born 1998), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Boyd Myers (born 1984), American journalist * Courtney Nagle (born 1982), American professional tennis player *

Courtney Neron Courtney Neron is an American politician from Oregon. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, she represents Oregon's 26th House district, District 26 in the Oregon House of Representatives, which is currently assembled for its 81st Oregon ...

, American politician *

Courtney Niemiec Courtney Tole (; born April 13, 1992) is an American women's soccer coach for the La Salle Explorers women's soccer team, and a retired professional soccer player who last played as a defender for the North Carolina Courage of the National Wom ...

(born 1992), American soccer player * Courtney Okolo (born 1994), American athletics competitor *

Kortney Olson Kortney Olson (born 9 November 1981) is an American-Australian bodybuilder, personal trainer, and athlete. Biography Olson is a native of Humboldt County in Northern California, and grew up attending St. Bernard's High School in Eureka, Cal ...

(born 1981), American-born bodybuilder and athlete *

Cortney Palm Cortney Palm (born February 20, 1987) is an American actress and author known for '' Zombeavers'', '' The Dark Tapes'' and '' Sushi Girl''. Career Palm's career began after she was cast in the titular role of '' Sushi Girl''. She played Zoe i ...

(born 1987), American actress *

Courtney Paris Courtney Paris (born September 21, 1987) is an American basketball coach and former player. She is currently an assistant coach for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA. She last played as a center for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketb ...

(born 1987), American basketball player * Courtney Parker (born 1985), American singer living in Greece *

Courtney Peldon Courtney Peldon (born April 13, 1981) is an American television and film actress. Early life and education Peldon was born in New York City, New York. Her younger sister Ashley is also an actress. Both she and Ashley became involved in the ent ...

(born 1981), American television and film actress *

Courtney C. Radsch Courtney Radsch (born 1979) is an American journalist, author and advocate for freedom of expression. She is the author of ''Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt: Digital Dissidence and Political Change'' and worked as the advocacy directo ...

(born 1979), American journalist *

Courtney Raetzman Courtney Raetzman (born April 9, 1994) is an American soccer midfielder player who previously played for Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL. Career After four years playing at the University of Kentucky, Raetzman was drafted by Chicago Red Stars wi ...

(born 1994), American soccer player * Courtney Reed (born 1985), American actress *

Courtney Rush Holly Letkeman (born November 29, 1983) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actress currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Rosemary. She is a former Impact Knockouts Champion and a current and three-time Impact Knockouts Wo ...

(born 1983), Canadian professional wrestler * Courtney Ryan (born 1990), American basketball player *

Courtney Sarault Courtney Lee Sarault (born April 24, 2000) is a Canadian short track speed skater. Career Junior Sarault competed at the 2015 Canada Games at the age of 14. She placed 30th, 8th, and 7th in 500m, 1000m and 1500m, respectively, and won a silver ...

(born 2000), Canadian short track speed skater * Courtney Schulhoff (born 1987), American prisoner * Courtney Shealy (born 1977), American swimmer *

Courtney Sheinmel Courtney Sheinmel (born 1977 in Palo Alto, California) is the author of over a dozen books for kids and teens. She lives in New York City. Biography Courtney has one sister, the young adult writer Alyssa Sheinmel, and three stepsiblings. She gra ...

(born 1977), American author *

Courtney Simon Courtney Simon (born June 23, 1946) is an American writer and actress. Simon is sometimes credited as "Courtney Sherman" or "Courtney Sherman Simon". Simon is best known for having created the role of Kathy Phillips on the long-running soap oper ...

(born 1946), American writer *

Courtney Sixx Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, bassist, and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a me ...

(born 1985), American model * Courtney Stodden (born 1994), American television personality *

Courtney Summers Courtney Summers (born 1986 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian writer of young adult fiction. Her most famous known works are ''Cracked Up to Be,'' '' This is Not a Test,'' ''All the Rage,'' and '' Sadie.'' Career Her first novel, '' ...

(born 1986), Canadian writer *

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk Courtney Alexandra Sweetman-Kirk (born 16 November 1990) is an English Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Sheffield United W.F.C., Sheffield United in the FA Women's Championship. She has ...

(born 1990), English footballer * Courtney Tairi (born 1988), New Zealand netball player *

Courtney Thomas Courtney Elizabeth Thomas, (born October 30, 1988) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from the village of Sigel in Eldred Township Pennsylvania who was named Miss Pennsylvania 2010. Biography Thomas won the title of Miss Pennsylvania on ...

(born 1988), American beauty pageant titleholder *

Courtney Thompson Courtney Lynn Thompson (born November 4, 1984) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as a setter for the United States women's national volleyball team. She won the 2005 national championship while playing for the Univ ...

(born 1984), American volleyball player * Courtney Thorne-Smith (born 1967), American actress *

Courtney Thorpe Miss World 2014, the 64th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 December 2014 at the ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom. 121 contestants competed for the crown. Megan Young of the Philippines crowned her successor Rolene Strau ...

(born 1990), Australian beauty pageant titleholder * Cortney Tidwell (born 1972), American singer-songwriter *

Courtney Turner Courtney Turner (born June 17, 1994) is a women's ice hockey player. She played with the Union Dutchwomen and amassed 28 career points while with the college program. She was selected first overall in the 2017 CWHL Draft by the Boston Blades, th ...

(born 1994), American ice hockey player * Courtney Vandersloot (born 1989), American basketball player *

Courtney Verloo Courtney Reneé Verloo (born May 9, 1991) is an American soccer player from Tualatin, Oregon. A forward, she played college soccer for Stanford University and professionally for the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League ( ...

(born 1991), American soccer player *

Cortnee Vine Cortnee Brooke Vine (born 9 April 1998) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Sydney FC, having previously played for the Western Sydney Wanderers, the Brisbane Roar and the Newcastle Jets, all in the W-League. She represented Australi ...

(born 1998), Australian soccer player *

Courtney Wakefield Courtney Wakefield (born 29 March 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Wakefield signed with Richmond during the first period of the 2019 expansion club signin ...

(born 1987), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Watson (politician) (born 1962), Democratic politician *

Courtney Webb (sportswoman) Courtney Anne Webb (born 30 November 1999) is a cricketer and Australian rules footballer from Launceston, Tasmania. A right-handed batter and right-arm medium-pace bowler, Webb currently plays for South Australia in the Women's National Cricke ...

(born 1999), Australian rules footballer * Courtney Wetzel (born 1989), American soccer player * Courtney Williams (basketball) (born 1994), American basketball player *

Courtney Winsloe Courtney is a name of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It has two quite distinct interpretations: firstly, the surname may be locational, from places called Courtenay in the regions of Loiret and Gât ...

(born 1987), New Zealand cricketer *

Kortney Wilson Kortney Wilson (born February 8, 1979 as Kortney Galerno) is a Canadian actress, country music singer, real estate professional, designer, and television presenter, best known as cohost with her former husband Dave Wilson of home renovation progra ...

(born c. 1979), Canadian country music singer * Courtney Young (librarian), American librarian * Courtney Yamada-Anderson (born 1980), American skeleton racer *

Courtney Zablocki Courtney Zablocki (born January 28, 1981) is an American luger who competed on the World Cup luge circuit from 1997 to 2010 and competed in eight World Championships. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of fourth place in t ...

(born 1981), American luger

Male

Courtney Alexander Courtney Jason Alexander (born April 27, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach of the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. Professional career After playing high school basketball at ...

(born 1977), American basketball player *

Courtney Anderson Courtney Jerome Anderson Sr. (born November 19, 1980) is a former American football tight end. Born in Greenville, Texas, Anderson attended high school in Richmond, California and played college football at Contra Costa College and San Jose State ...

(born 1980), American football player *

Courtney B. Vance Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Known for his commanding presence Vance started his career on stage before transitioning his career into film and television. He's received various accolades including a Tony Awa ...

(born 1960), American actor *Sir

Courtney Blackman Sir Courtney Newlands McLaurin Blackman, KA (6 March 1933 – 16 March 2021) was a Barbadian economist, international business consultant, and diplomat. He served as the first Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados from 1972 to 1987. At t ...

, Barbadian economist, business consultant and diplomat * Cortney Lance Bledsoe (born 1976), American writer *

Edward Courtney Boyle Rear Admiral Edward Courtney Boyle, VC (23 March 1883 – 16 December 1967) was a Royal Navy officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and ...

(1883–1967), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Courtney Brown, American social scientist and proponent of remote viewing * Courtney Brown (born 1978), American football player *

Kourtney Brown Kourtney Eugene Brown (born February 9, 1984) is a Bahamian-American actor, television host, model and visual artist. He is best known for starring in Twentieth Century Fox's My Network TV game show, '' My Games Fever''. Biography Kourtney B ...

(born 1988), American football outside linebacker * Courtney Browne (born 1970), West Indian cricketer *

Kortney Clemons Kortney Clemons (born June 23, 1980)

Charles Courtney Curran (1861–1942), American Impressionist painter *

William Courtney Dowling William Courtney Dowling (; born April 5, 1944, in Warner, New Hampshire) is University Distinguished Professor of English and American Literature emeritus at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, specializing in 18th-century English l ...

(born 1944), American author and social critic * Courtney Gains (born 1965), American actor *

Courtenay Gonsalves Courtney Alexander Gonsalves (31 August 1950 – 31 March 2013) was a Guyana, Guyanese cricketer who played a single first-class cricket, first-class match for Essequibo cricket team, Essequibo in the final of the 1980–81 inter-county Guystac T ...

(1950–2013), Guyanese cricketer *

Lawrence Courtney Haines Lawrence Courtney Haines (or Courtney-Haines) (c.1920–1996) was an Australian ornithologist, oologist and taxidermist. He instigated and cofounded the Gould League's Bird Watchers' Club in New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = N ...

(known as Courtney) (c.1920-1996), Australian ornithologist *

Courtney Hall Courtney Caeser Hall (August 26, 1968 – April 29, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a center and guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers and spent the 1998 preseason with the Denver Br ...

(1968-2021), American football player *

Kortney Hause Kortney Paul Duncan Hause (born 16 July 1995) is an English professional footballer of Bermudian descent, who plays as a defender for club Aston Villa. He was a regular for both England U20 and England U21 sides and played in Gareth Southgat ...

(born 1995), English footballer *

Courtney Hodges General Courtney Hicks Hodges (January 5, 1887 – January 16, 1966) was a decorated senior officer in the United States Army who commanded First U.S. Army in the Western European Campaign of World War II. Hodges was a notable "mustang" officer, ...

(1887–1966), United States Army general * Courtney Lawes (born 1989), English rugby union player *

Courtney Lee Courtney Lee (born October 3, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Western Kentucky University. Lee was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 22nd overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft and was ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Courtney Lewis Courtney Lewis (born 29 May 1984, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a British conductor. Biography Lewis was a pupil at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He attended the University of Cambridge, during which time he studied composition with ...

(born 1984), British conductor * Courtney Murphy (born 1979), contestant in the 2004 season of the Australian reality television series ''Australian Idol'' * John Courtney Murray (1904–1967), Jesuit theologian * Courtney Pine (born 1964), British jazz musician *

Courtney Pitt Courtney Leon Pitt (born 17 December 1981) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He previously played for Portsmouth, Luton Town, Coventry City, Oxford United, Boston United, Cambridge United, York City, Weymouth and AFC ...

(born 1981), English footballer * Courtney Roby (born 1983), American football player * Courtney Senior (born 1997), English footballer * Courtney Solomon (born 1971), Canadian film director * Courtney Taylor-Taylor (born 1967), American songwriter, singer and guitarist * Courtney Walsh (born 1962), West Indian cricketer *

Courtney Watson Courtney Watson (born September 18, 1980, in Sarasota, Florida) is a former American football linebacker who played in the NFL for two seasons with the New Orleans Saints, who drafted him in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of the Univ ...

(born 1980), American football player *

Courtney Whitney Major general (United States), Major General Courtney Whitney (May 20, 1897 – March 21, 1969) was a lawyer and United States Army commander during World War II who later served as a senior official during the United States, American occupied J ...

(1897–1969), American lawyer and Army commander *

Kortney Ryan Ziegler Kortney Ryan Ziegler (born December 15, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, filmmaker, visual artist, blogger, writer, and scholar based in Oakland, California. His artistic and academic work focuses on queer/trans issues, body image, racialized s ...

(born 1980), American filmmaker

Fictional characters

* Courtney Chetwynde, from D.J. MacHale's '' Pendragon'' series * Courtney Crimsen, a character in the novel and Netflix TV series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' is an American teen drama television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and based on the 2007 novel ''Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan Mi ...

'' * Courtney Crumrin, character in a comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and released through Oni Press * Courtney Farrell, protagonist of the 1956 best-seller ''

Chocolates for Breakfast ''Chocolates for Breakfast'' is a 1956 American novel written by Pamela Moore (author), Pamela Moore. Originally published in 1956 when Moore was eighteen years old, the novel gained notoriety from readers and critics for its frank depiction of te ...

'' by Pamela Moore * Courtney Gripling, character in the Nickelodeon animated series '' As Told By Ginger'' * Courtney Haine, aka Sergeant Hatred, a character in the adult animated series '' The Venture Bros.'' * Courtney Heironimus, mobile suit pilot from the '' Gundam'' franchise * Courtney Krieger, aka Cover Girl, a character in the ''

G.I. Joe ''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...

'' franchise * Courtney Matthews, heroine on the ABC soap opera ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' * Courtney Mitchell, a character in the British soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'' * Courtney Ross, aka Saturnyne, a character from Marvel Comics *

Courtney Whitmore Courtney Elizabeth Whitmore, known as Stargirl (often called Stars or Star), is a superhero created by Geoff Johns and Lee Moder who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character's name, appearance, and personality were pat ...

, aka Stargirl, from DC Comics * Courtney Lane, a character from the 2009 musical television film '' Spectacular!'' * Courtney, a character from the Canadian animated series '' Total Drama'' * Courtney, a character in the series '' The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'' *

Courtney Shayne Courtney Alice Shayne is a fictional character who appears in the 1999 film '' Jawbreaker'', portrayed by actress Rose McGowan. Storyline Courtney Shayne is the manipulative, self-entitled, cruel and vindictive leader of an all-female quartet in ...

, antagonist in the film ''Jawbreaker''

References